Road from IBM to handyman franchise

Thought you might be interested in some info on one of our newest franchisees. I always remember when I became a franchisee. I went to the first Convention thinking everyone would be like me. The amazing thing was that everyone was different. People come from different industries and careers but all had found themselves at a crossroads. There career had led them on a journey that had taken them to a point where business ownership or franchising was indeed an option or a road that they could travel. When choosing that road they found many travelers who would be joining them. The exciting thing about franchising was that they had an immediate bond with the others they met as they now traveled the same road together.

The road from IBM to handyman franchise

George Wasickanin whose career started with IBM in the 70's is the latest franchisee to open one of our House Doctors handyman and remodeling franchises. George plans to bring professional handyman and remodeling services to homeowners in the Rochester, New York area.

George’s father had worked for IBM so it was a natural progression for George in '79 to start his career in computer maintenance with IBM. George worked on the Kodak Park account in Rochester till 1984. and experienced IBM's leading training during that period. He attended many IBM training classes on everything from the infancy of telecommunications and disk technology to advanced computer systems. George left IBM in 1985 to start his own computer maintenance business where he maintained his competitive edge by satisfying customers needs and following through on promises so he did not let people down. He sold that business and returned to the Corporate world where his career path took him in a Sales and Management direction. However his entrepreneur journey still had some miles in it. While a Systems Administrator with Crosman Corporation he decided to look into franchising and learned about House Doctors.

We are pleased that George is bringing his IBM skills and his understanding of good customer service to our network. He expects to see continual growth in home repairs and remodeling in the Rochester, New York area. He knows a lot of the markets across the country are booming and the House Doctors professional approach and high ethics is what keeps customers coming back. George's goal lines up with HD that is to provide the best quality work and the best customer service for his customers. If you feel that would be important in any business you would like to be involved in please contact me.

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Learn Exactly Why Franchising and the Home Improvement Industry are the Perfect Match

When it comes to starting a business, there are two basic paths you can follow. The first path is to do everything from scratch. While some people initially believe that sounds appealing, the reality is it can completely drain your time, energy and resources before you ever have an opportunity to really get the ball rolling.

The other path you can take is to basically bypass all the issues associated with the first path by becoming a franchise owner. Although succeeding as a franchise owner still requires a lot of hard work, the big advantage is you're not trying to move forward without actually knowing where you should be going. Instead, a franchise allows you to tap directly into a business model that's already been successful.

Franchising is Big Business

Many people are unaware of the massive role that franchises play in the economy. To put the size of franchises in perspective, they employ nearly ten million people in the US alone. And for the US economy, franchises drive over $830 billion worth of output. There are quite a few reasons why franchises will continue to be such a significant driver throughout so many different industries.

Choosing to hit the ground running with a franchise opportunity means you'll be able to leverage an established brand, enjoy economies of scale and utilize the best training within that industry. Additionally, you'll also reap that benefits that go along with having established systems, marketing approaches that have already been tested and support from other people who own a business just like yours.

What Makes the Home Improvement Industry an Attractive Opportunity?

Although there are one or more franchises available within just about any industry, that doesn't mean they're equally appealing. If you want to own a franchise with the most upside possible, it needs to be in a large industry. And thanks to the fact that consumer spending on home remodeling projects is expected to top $125 billion in the US, the home repair and improvement industry provides exactly the type of scale that you want.

While there's no shortage of opportunity within this industry, in order to tap into it, you need to be able to reach and close customers. Even though that may sound like a daunting task, when you have all the training and support that House Doctors provides to its franchise owners, it actually becomes quite manageable.

Live the Life You Truly Want

There's a lot of value for spending some years of your life working for someone else. During that time, you can learn invaluable skills that you can later use to accomplish anything you want. But just because there's value in that learning process doesn't mean you want to be chained to someone else for your entire life. If you want to take control of your financial future, House Doctors is a great opportunity. Once you become a franchise owner, you'll feel like you're finally living the life you truly want and deserve! Learn more about a House Doctors franchise by clicking the "Request information" button below:

Time to start handyman & home improvement franchise

Now the Summer is here this is the ideal time to start your professional handyman & home improvement franchise. Many homeowners at this time of year turn their minds to long warm nights and indoor and outdoor recreation and fun. Now is the time they plan to enjoy their property but that often means first considering home repairs and home improvements.

Survey shows 60% planning home improvements

At this time of year everyone seems to need a reliable company to help them with their necessary home repairs and home improvements. This year that trend seems to be even stronger. Many of our House Doctors franchisees are experiencing double digit growth over last year.

A recent survey by Zillow Digs shows 60 percent of homeowners are planning summer home improvement projects.
The survey also provides some insight into the demographic and household makeup of the homeowners and what kinds of projects they have in mind:

•Younger homeowners and homes with children are significantly more likely to be planning a home improvement this summer and perhaps as many as three or more home improvements.

•Homeowners plan to spend a median of $1,200 on summer home improvement projects.

•Homes with children as well as homeowners 54 and younger plan to spend one-third more ($1,500) compared with homes without children and those 55 and older ($1,000).

•Some of the most popular summer home improvement projects are outdoor spaces (40 percent) and bathrooms (17 percent).

Today less people are moving. More homeowners are choosing to stay in their homes and invest in home improvements. Many of our franchisees are now booked two and three weeks in advance such is the demand at this time of year. If you are considering a handyman or home improvement franchise now is the time to start your business.

For more info on Zillow please visit http://www.zillowblog.com/research/
For more info on House Doctors franchises visit http://www.housedoctorshandymanfranchise.com/#

Handyman franchise video plays 2 roles

In today's world videos whether handyman franchise videos or not have become more and more important since the introduction of http://www.youtube.com/ Everywhere you look someone has a camera and there are videos explaining or introducing all types of things, some are good videos and some are not so good. Well your handyman franchise is no different and looking at the latest video from the franchisor's marketing department should tell you a lot about their culture, direction and vision. When investigating any franchise take at look at what they have available with this new video marketing media.

House Doctors handyman video plays 2 roles

We wanted our video at House Doctors to be professional, modern and to play 2 roles. We wanted to show our customers what we were all about and what we were trying to achieve as a company. We wanted to make home improvements and repairs easier for our customers.
The second role we wanted the video to play was to let prospective franchisees see what the House Doctors business model was all about and to explain our vision, culture and the direction we were heading.
We feel we hit the mark on all of the points and have had nothing but praise from franchisees, customers and prospective franchisees.

Please take a look and give me your opinion:-